Waste and scrap vendors attached to various companies across Ogun State have decried the alleged extortion and imposition of unbearable, arbitrary levies by the Ogun Waste Management Agency (OGWAMA). The development has compelled the vendors to embark on a protest, demanding the immediate removal of the General Manager of OGWAMA, Mr. Hunye Abayomi, who they allege has imposed unbearable financial demands. The vendors who are members of the Association of Waste Management Vendors and Recyclers...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the arrest and planned trial of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife by the United States as a defining global moment that carries grave lessons for Nigeria and other countries grappling with questions of legitimacy and democratic integrity. According to the coalition party, the dramatic development has shattered the long-held assumption that national borders can permanently shield leaders accused of electoral fraud, repression and abuse of power....

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu to cut his Paris trip short, return to Nigeria and confront challenges of hunger, insecurity and economic collapse in the country, stressing that Nigerians need leadership not a Paris menu. In a statement on Monday signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku, while reacting to Tinubu’s alleged dinner with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda in Paris, noted that the Presidency’s...

The Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Mr Zacch Adedeji, has called on security agencies to remain vigilant following widespread rumours of planned protests against the newly implemented tax laws. Mr Adedeji made the appeal on Sunday during an interview on Arise Television, where he urged Nigerians to avoid being misled by misinformation and to understand the provisions of the tax reforms before reacting. He said that the reforms — which took effect on...